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Series Summary

1991 NL Championship Series

Game 1, October 9
ATL 1 Final
PIT 5
Game 2, October 10
ATL 1 Final
PIT 0
Game 3, October 12
PIT 3 Final
ATL 10
Game 4, October 13
PIT 3 Final
ATL 2 (10)
Game 5, October 14
PIT 1 Final
ATL 0
Game 6, October 16
ATL 1 Final
PIT 0
Game 7, October 17
ATL 4 Final
PIT 0

Series Summary

Game Summary

Thursday, October 10, 1991
Start Time: 8:39 p.m. Local
Attendance: 57,533
Venue: Three Rivers Stadium
Game Duration: 2:46
Night Game, on turf

    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Atlanta Braves 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 8 0
Pittsburgh Pirates 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
WP: Steve Avery (1-0) • LP: Zane Smith (0-1) • SV: Alejandro Pena (1)

Atlanta Braves

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO PA BA OBP SLG OPS OSWC SRC
Lonnie Smith LF 3 0 0 0 1 0 4 0.000 0.125 0.000 0.125 0.000 0.000
   Keith Mitchell PR-LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
Terry Pendleton 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0.000 0.125 0.000 0.125 0.000 0.000
Ron Gant CF 3 0 2 0 0 0 4 0.286 0.375 0.286 0.661 0.000 0.000
David Justice RF 4 1 1 0 0 2 4 0.429 0.500 0.857 1.357 0.333 0.333
Brian Hunter 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 0.250 0.250 0.250 0.500 0.000 0.000
Greg Olson C 4 0 2 0 0 1 4 0.250 0.250 0.250 0.500 0.333 0.333
Mark Lemke 2B 4 0 2 1 0 0 4 0.250 0.250 0.375 0.625 0.333 0.333
Rafael Belliard SS 3 0 0 0 1 0 4 0.000 0.167 0.000 0.167 0.000 0.000
Steve Avery P 4 0 0 0 0 3 4 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
   Alejandro Pena P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
Team Totals 34 1 8 1 2 7 37 0.235 0.297 0.265 0.562 1.000 1.000

Pittsburgh Pirates

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO PA BA OBP SLG OPS OSWC SRC
Gary Redus 1B 3 0 1 0 1 1 4 0.286 0.375 0.286 0.661 0.000 0.000
Jay Bell SS 4 0 1 0 0 2 4 0.286 0.286 0.286 0.571 0.000 0.000
Andy Van Slyke CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 0.250 0.250 0.750 1.000 0.000 0.000
Bobby Bonilla RF 4 0 2 0 0 1 4 0.571 0.625 0.714 1.339 0.000 0.000
Barry Bonds LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 0.167 0.375 0.167 0.542 0.000 0.000
Steve Buechele 3B 3 0 0 0 1 1 4 0.167 0.375 0.333 0.708 0.000 0.000
Don Slaught C 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 0.000 0.143 0.000 0.143 0.000 0.000
   Curt Wilkerson PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
Jose Lind 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 3 0.167 0.143 0.167 0.310 0.000 0.000
Zane Smith P 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
   Roger Mason P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
   Lloyd McClendon PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
   Stan Belinda P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
Team Totals 32 0 6 0 2 10 34 0.188 0.235 0.219 0.454 0.000 0.000

Atlanta Braves

Atlanta Braves Table
Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI cWPA acLI RE24
Steve Avery, W (1-0) 8.1 6 0 0 2 9 0 0.00 32 118 78 38 14 26 10 11 4 0 78 0.507 1.59 8.06% 42.22 3.4
Alejandro Pena, S (1) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 2 6 5 1 2 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0.267 5.53 4.60% 146.66 0.6
Team Totals 9 6 0 0 2 10 0 0.00 34 124 83 39 16 28 11 11 4 0 78 1 0 0.774 1.90 12.66% 50.47 4.1

Pittsburgh Pirates

Pittsburgh Pirates Table
Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI cWPA acLI RE24
Zane Smith, L (0-1) 7 8 1 1 2 5 0 1.29 31 118 69 34 16 19 12 11 6 0 60 0.196 1.38 2.70% 36.50 2.2
Roger Mason 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 3 16 11 5 1 5 0 2 1 0 0 0 0.046 0.62 0.79% 16.54 0.5
Stan Belinda 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 3 12 9 5 3 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0.033 0.45 0.57% 11.86 0.5
Team Totals 9 8 1 1 2 7 0 1.00 37 146 89 44 20 25 12 15 8 0 60 0 0 0.275 1.25 4.06% 33.15 3.1

Balks: None.
WP: Alejandro Pena (1).
HBP: Zane Smith (1; Ron Gant).
IBB: Zane Smith (1; Rafael Belliard).
Pickoffs: None.

Play by play

Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description SRC
Top of the 1st, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates’ Zane Smith facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 — 5,(2-2) MBBFX O ATL Lonnie Smith Zane Smith -2% 48% Flyball: RF 0.0
t1 0-0 1 — 4,(2-1) CBBX O ATL Terry Pendleton Zane Smith -1% 46% Groundout: 2B-1B 0.0
t1 0-0 2 — 2,(0-1) CX ATL Ron Gant Zane Smith 1% 48% Single to 2B (Ground Ball to Weak 2B) 0.0
t1 0-0 2 1– 4,(1-2) CCBS O ATL David Justice Zane Smith -2% 45% Strikeout Swinging 0.0
  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Braves’ Steve Avery facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 — 5,(3-1) BBCBB PIT Gary Redus Steve Avery -4% 42% Walk 0.0
b1 0-0 0 1– 4,(0-2) CCFC O PIT Jay Bell Steve Avery 3% 45% Strikeout Looking 0.0
b1 0-0 1 1– 3,(0-2) >FFC O PIT Andy Van Slyke Steve Avery 3% 48% Strikeout Looking 0.0
b1 0-0 2 1– 3,(0-2) 1FSC O PIT Bobby Bonilla Steve Avery 2% 50% Strikeout Looking 0.0
  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Pirates 0.
Top of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates’ Zane Smith facing 5-6-7
t2 0-0 0 — 2,(0-1) SX ATL Brian Hunter Zane Smith 4% 54% Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF) 0.0
t2 0-0 0 1– 4,(2-1) CB1BX ATL Greg Olson Zane Smith 6% 60% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Hunter to 2B 0.0
t2 0-0 0 12- 4,(2-1) BBFX ATL Mark Lemke Zane Smith 8% 68% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Hunter to 3B; Olson to 2B 0.0
t2 0-0 0 123 1,(0-0) X O ATL Rafael Belliard Zane Smith -7% 61% Groundout: 3B-C/Forceout at Hm (Weak 3B); Olson to 3B; Lemke to 2B 0.0
t2 0-0 1 123 4,(1-2) CFBS O ATL Steve Avery Zane Smith -8% 53% Strikeout Swinging 0.0
t2 0-0 2 123 6,(3-2) CBBBC>X O ATL Lonnie Smith Zane Smith -8% 45% Groundout: SS-1B 0.0
  0 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Braves 0, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Braves’ Steve Avery facing 5-6-7
b2 0-0 0 — 2,(0-1) CX PIT Barry Bonds Steve Avery -4% 41% Single to P (Line Drive) 0.0
b2 0-0 0 1– 4,(2-1) CBBX O PIT Steve Buechele Steve Avery 4% 45% Popfly: 1B (2B-1B) 0.0
b2 0-0 1 1– 3,(1-1) 1P>FS PIT Don Slaught Steve Avery -2% 43% Bonds Steals 2B 0.0
b2 0-0 1 -2- 5,(2-2) 1P>FS.BS O PIT Don Slaught Steve Avery 4% 47% Strikeout Swinging 0
b2 0-0 2 -2- 2,(0-1) FC PIT Jose Lind Steve Avery 0% 46% Bonds Steals 3B 0.0
b2 0-0 2 –3 3,(0-2) FC.X O PIT Jose Lind Steve Avery 4% 50% Groundout: P-1B 0
  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Pirates 0.
Top of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates’ Zane Smith facing 2-3-4
t3 0-0 0 — 2,(0-1) SX O ATL Terry Pendleton Zane Smith -2% 48% Popfly: 2B (Deep 1B) 0.0
t3 0-0 1 — 5,(2-2) CBBCH ATL Ron Gant Zane Smith 3% 50% Hit By Pitch 0.0
t3 0-0 1 1– 2,(0-1) SB ATL David Justice Zane Smith 2% 52% Gant Steals 2B 0.0
t3 0-0 1 -2- 5,(2-2) SB.BF2S O ATL David Justice Zane Smith -4% 48% Strikeout Swinging 0
t3 0-0 2 -2- 2,(1-0) BS ATL Brian Hunter Zane Smith 0% 49% Gant Steals 3B 0.0
t3 0-0 2 –3 4,(1-2) BS.FX O ATL Brian Hunter Zane Smith -4% 45% Flyball: CF (Deep CF) 0
  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Braves’ Steve Avery facing 9-1-2
b3 0-0 0 — 5,(2-2) FBBSC O PIT Zane Smith Steve Avery 2% 47% Strikeout Looking 0.0
b3 0-0 1 — 3,(0-2) CSX O PIT Gary Redus Steve Avery 2% 49% Popfly: 1B (Deep 1B) 0.0
b3 0-0 2 — 1,(0-0) X O PIT Jay Bell Steve Avery 1% 50% Popfly: SS (Short CF) 0.0
  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Pirates 0.
Top of the 4th, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates’ Zane Smith facing 6-7-8
t4 0-0 0 — 4,(2-1) FBBX ATL Greg Olson Zane Smith 4% 54% Single to CF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF) 0.0
t4 0-0 0 1– 2,(1-0) BX O ATL Mark Lemke Zane Smith -4% 50% Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF) 0.0
t4 0-0 1 1– 6,(3-2) SBFBB>X O ATL Rafael Belliard Zane Smith -2% 48% Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B); Olson to 2B 0.0
t4 0-0 2 -2- 3,(0-2) CSC O ATL Steve Avery Zane Smith -4% 44% Strikeout Looking 0.0
  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Braves’ Steve Avery facing 3-4-5
b4 0-0 0 — 6,(2-2) CBCBFX O PIT Andy Van Slyke Steve Avery 3% 47% Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B) 0.0
b4 0-0 1 — 2,(1-0) BX O PIT Bobby Bonilla Steve Avery 2% 49% Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home) 0.0
b4 0-0 2 — 6,(3-2) SFBBBS O PIT Barry Bonds Steve Avery 1% 50% Strikeout Swinging 0.0
  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Pirates 0.
Top of the 5th, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates’ Zane Smith facing 1-2-3
t5 0-0 0 — 6,(3-2) CSBBBX O ATL Lonnie Smith Zane Smith -3% 47% Groundout: P-1B (P’s Right) 0.0
t5 0-0 1 — 6,(3-2) BCBBFX O ATL Terry Pendleton Zane Smith -2% 45% Lineout: RF (Short RF Line) 0.0
t5 0-0 2 — 2,(1-0) BX O ATL Ron Gant Zane Smith -1% 44% Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole) 0.0
  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Braves’ Steve Avery facing 6-7-8
b5 0-0 0 — 3,(0-2) CCS O PIT Steve Buechele Steve Avery 3% 47% Strikeout Swinging 0.0
b5 0-0 1 — 5,(1-2) SBSFX O PIT Don Slaught Steve Avery 2% 49% Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B) 0.0
b5 0-0 2 — 1,(0-0) X PIT Jose Lind Steve Avery -2% 47% Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS) 0.0
b5 0-0 2 1– 5,(2-2) FBFBX O PIT Zane Smith Steve Avery 3% 50% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B 0.0
  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Pirates 0.
Top of the 6th, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates’ Zane Smith facing 4-5-6
t6 0-0 0 — 3,(1-1) BSX ATL David Justice Zane Smith 5% 55% Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS) 0.3334
t6 0-0 0 1– 3,(0-2) CCS O ATL Brian Hunter Zane Smith -5% 50% Strikeout Swinging 0.0
t6 0-0 1 1– 3,(2-0) 11BB>X O ATL Greg Olson Zane Smith -2% 48% Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole); Justice to 2B 0.3333
t6 0-0 2 -2- 6,(3-2) BCCBBX R ATL Mark Lemke Zane Smith 18% 66% Double to LF (Ground Ball); Justice Scores 0.3333
t6 1-0 2 -2- 4,(3-0) IIII ATL Rafael Belliard Zane Smith 1% 67% Intentional Walk -0.0
t6 1-0 2 12- 4,(1-2) BSSX O ATL Steve Avery Zane Smith -4% 62% Flyball: CF (Short CF) -0.0
  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 1, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Braves’ Steve Avery facing 1-2-3
b6 0-1 0 — 4,(1-2) BCSS O PIT Gary Redus Steve Avery 4% 66% Strikeout Swinging 0.0
b6 0-1 1 — 7,(3-2) BBCCFBS O PIT Jay Bell Steve Avery 3% 69% Strikeout Swinging 0.0
b6 0-1 2 — 3,(0-2) CCX O PIT Andy Van Slyke Steve Avery 2% 71% Groundout: 3B-1B 0.0
  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Pirates 0.
Top of the 7th, Braves Batting, Ahead 1-0, Pirates’ Zane Smith facing 1-2-3
t7 1-0 0 — 6,(3-2) BBBCFB ATL Lonnie Smith Zane Smith 4% 74% Walk 0.0
  Keith Mitchell pinch runs for Lonnie Smith (LF) batting 1st
t7 1-0 0 1– 3,(1-1) .LB1X OO ATL Terry Pendleton Zane Smith -7% 67% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B 0.0
t7 1-0 2 — 1,(0-0) X ATL Ron Gant Zane Smith 1% 68% Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF) 0.0
t7 1-0 2 1– 2,(0-1) 1FS ATL David Justice Zane Smith 1% 69% Gant Steals 2B 0.0
t7 1-0 2 -2- 4,(1-2) 1FS.BX O ATL David Justice Zane Smith -4% 66% Groundout: 2B-1B 0
  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Braves’ Steve Avery facing 4-5-6
  Keith Mitchell moves from PR to LF
b7 0-1 0 — 5,(2-2) .CBBFX PIT Bobby Bonilla Steve Avery -8% 58% Single to SS (Ground Ball to Deep SS-3B Hole) 0.0
b7 0-1 0 1– 2,(1-0) BX OO PIT Barry Bonds Steve Avery 16% 74% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B 0.0
b7 0-1 2 — 5,(3-1) BFBBB PIT Steve Buechele Steve Avery -3% 71% Walk 0.0
b7 0-1 2 1– 2,(0-1) FX O PIT Don Slaught Steve Avery 5% 76% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B) 0.0
  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Pirates 0.
Top of the 8th, Braves Batting, Ahead 1-0, Pirates’ Roger Mason facing 5-6-7
  Roger Mason replaces Zane Smith pitching and batting 9th
t8 1-0 0 — 6,(2-2) .SBCBFX O ATL Brian Hunter Roger Mason -2% 74% Foul Popfly: C (3B-C into Foul Terr.) 0.0
t8 1-0 1 — 5,(1-2) CBCFC O ATL Greg Olson Roger Mason -1% 73% Strikeout Looking 0.0
t8 1-0 2 — 5,(2-2) BBCFX O ATL Mark Lemke Roger Mason -1% 72% Lineout: RF 0.0
  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Braves’ Steve Avery facing 8-9-1
b8 0-1 0 — 3,(1-1) CBX O PIT Jose Lind Steve Avery 6% 78% Popfly: 3B (Weak 3B) 0.0
  Lloyd McClendon pinch hits for Roger Mason (P) batting 9th
b8 0-1 1 — 4,(1-2) .SBCX O PIT Lloyd McClendon Steve Avery 4% 82% Popfly: RF (Short CF-RF) 0.0
b8 0-1 2 — 5,(3-1) BBBCX PIT Gary Redus Steve Avery -4% 78% Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS) 0.0
b8 0-1 2 1– 2,(1-0) BC PIT Jay Bell Steve Avery -3% 75% Redus Steals 2B 0.0
b8 0-1 2 -2- 3,(1-1) BC.X PIT Jay Bell Steve Avery -4% 71% Single to 2B (Ground Ball to SS-2B); Redus to 3B 0
b8 0-1 2 1-3 2,(0-1) CX O PIT Andy Van Slyke Steve Avery 14% 85% Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B) 0.0
  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 1, Pirates 0.
Top of the 9th, Braves Batting, Ahead 1-0, Pirates’ Stan Belinda facing 8-9-1
  Stan Belinda replaces Lloyd McClendon (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t9 1-0 0 — 6,(2-2) .CFBFBX O ATL Rafael Belliard Stan Belinda -1% 83% Lineout: RF 0.0
t9 1-0 1 — 4,(1-2) SSBS O ATL Steve Avery Stan Belinda -1% 82% Strikeout Swinging 0.0
t9 1-0 2 — 2,(0-1) FX O ATL Keith Mitchell Stan Belinda -1% 82% Popfly: 2B (Short CF) 0.0
  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Braves’ Steve Avery facing 4-5-6
b9 0-1 0 — 2,(1-0) BX PIT Bobby Bonilla Steve Avery -24% 57% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line) 0.0
b9 0-1 0 -2- 5,(3-1) BFBBX O PIT Barry Bonds Steve Avery 16% 73% Popfly: SS (Deep SS-3B Hole) 0.0
  Alejandro Pena replaces Steve Avery pitching and batting 9th
b9 0-1 1 -2- 2,(0-1) .CB PIT Steve Buechele Alejandro Pena -13% 60% Wild Pitch; Bonilla to 3B 0.0
b9 0-1 1 –3 3,(1-1) .CB.X O PIT Steve Buechele Alejandro Pena 25% 85% Groundout: P-1B 0
  Curt Wilkerson pinch hits for Don Slaught (C) batting 7th
b9 0-1 2 –3 3,(0-2) .SSC O PIT Curt Wilkerson Alejandro Pena 15% 100% Strikeout Looking 0.0
  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Pirates 0.